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Pharisee

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Noun

1. pharisee

a self-righteous or sanctimonious person

2. pharisee

a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions

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Pharisee

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noun
1. Judaism
a member of an ancient Jewish sect that was opposed to the Sadducees, teaching strict observance of Jewish tradition as interpreted rabbinically and believing in life after death and in the coming of the Messiah
2. (often not capital)
a self-righteous or hypocritical person

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Pharisee

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noun
1. 
a member of an ancient Jewish group that carefully observed the written law but also accepted the oral, or traditional, law, advocated democratization of religious practices, etc.
see also Sadducee
2.  [p-]
a pharisaic person

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Pharisee

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n.
1. Pharisee A member of an ancient Jewish sect that emphasized strict interpretation and observance of the Mosaic law in both its oral and written form.
2. A hypocritically self-righteous person.

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